title: Transcervical extirpation of the submandibular gland: the University of Marburg experience.
abstract: Surgical excision of the submandibular gland is the treatment of choice for lesions affecting this gland. The data of 87 patients, who underwent a transcervical extirpation of the submandibular gland as a single operation over the past 10 years at a single institution in Germany, were available for analysis. Sialolithiasis (73.5%) was the most common reason leading to excision, followed by benign (18.5%) and malignant tumors (8%). Complications included temporary palsies of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve (5.7%), the lingual nerve (5.7%), and the hypoglossal nerve (1.1%), and wound infections in the form of hematoma (3.4%) and seroma (1.1%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg, Baldingerstrasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany, g1981papaspyrou@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Giorgos
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Papaspyrou
authors.forename: Jochen A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: Andreas M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sesterhenn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult